Chapter 100: Is this preparing to split up, not planning to continue living together?

"Nothing."

She had just arrived in the classroom and hadn't noticed them in the back.

Realizing she was blocking the path to the back door.

Shen Li reacted and quickly returned to her seat, stuffed her bag into the drawer, took out the textbooks she needed, and paid attention to Xie Qin, who was walking over slowly, head down, replying to messages. His eyes never left his phone as he pulled out his chair and sat down.

Every 8:00 AM class, the classroom was quiet.

Xu Zhouyuan, Zhou Mingyu, and the others had pulled an all-nighter last night and were slumped on their desks, looking like corpses.

She and Xie Qin were both silent, not speaking.

Remembering that Xie Qin asked her to split the meal bill yesterday, Shen Li had transferred it to him, but when she woke up this morning, she saw he hadn't accepted it yet.

Xie Qin might not be short of this money, but one thing is one thing. They hadn't known each other for very long, and he had a new girlfriend. Wanting to keep his distance from her, it was indeed better to be clear.

Should she remind him?

Shen Li took out the bottle of milk she bought last night. She was still hesitating, thinking about how to bring it up to him. She unscrewed the cap, took a sip, and glanced at him from time to time, wanting to speak but stopping. She thought it was better to kindly remind him: "That money, I see you haven't accepted it yet."

Xie Qin didn't look at her, just responded in a very flat voice: "Mm, forgot."

The next second, he temporarily exited the game, switched the game page, found Shen Li, and clicked to confirm receipt.

Shen Li also received the notification that the payment was successful.

Zhang Zixin, sitting in front, heard what Shen Li said and asked curiously: "Shen Li, what money? You're transferring money to him?"

Are you crazy!

Xie Qin wouldn't be short of money, no matter what he lacked.

Shen Li told her: "It's the meal money from last time."

Zhang Zixin: "Last time? You mean the meal with Bai Chuyue."

Shen Li nodded: "Mm."

She looked at Xie Qin with shock and strangeness. What kind of new pursuit method was this?

"Wasn't it her treat? Besides, you didn't eat much, why are you transferring money to him?"

Shen Li's expression became a bit serious: "It was her treat for you guys. I'm not that familiar with her, so the meal money should... still be settled clearly."

For Shen Li, it was just a matter-of-fact, ordinary statement. But for the listener, it felt uncomfortable. These words carried a sense of alienation, as if she were in a hurry to draw a line with them.

Xu Zhouyuan, on the side, heard this and joked: "If you put it that way, the meals we treated you to before, should we settle those too?"

Shen Li felt that seemed right, too. She found a notebook and a ballpoint pen, pressed the pen button, and flipped to a page: "That is indeed necessary. But wait a moment, I still need to keep accounts. Once I calculate it, I will transfer the money to you guys."

She didn't want to owe others.

Grandma also said that what is owed must be repaid.

They had indeed treated her several times. Shen Li hadn't thought about not paying them back; she had originally planned to treat them to a meal after they returned during the National Day holiday.

But because of this period, Shen Li couldn't find a suitable time to bring it up.

Xie Qin also wanted to draw a line and keep his distance, so Shen Li found it even harder to find a suitable opportunity.

"Don't listen to him." Zhang Zixin closed her notebook and glared at Xu Zhouyuan: "Xu Zhouyuan, are you fucking sick? So fond of calculating, why don't we calculate ours too."

Xu Zhouyuan chickened out: "Don't do that! You're my wife, isn't everything of mine yours, and yours is still yours? No need to calculate, let's not calculate."

Zhang Zixin snorted, and Xu Zhouyuan consciously shut his mouth.

Zhou Mingyu smiled and looked to the side: "The young couple, the way they bicker is quite strange. Calculating so clearly, is this preparing to split up, not planning to continue living together?"

"By the way, Shen Li, where did you go yesterday afternoon? Yesterday too, you didn't even go to class, and you came back so late."

Xie Qin didn't speak, but his gaze glanced at Shen Li, probably also wanting to hear her talk about it.

After Shen Li returned from the hospital yesterday, she charged her phone and turned it on, only then seeing the message Zhang Zixin had sent her. When she returned, her body was very hot, and her head was dizzy. She transferred the money to Xie Qin, forgot to reply to her, and fell asleep as soon as she got on the bed.

Zhang Zixin came back late, and at that time, Shen Li was still asleep.

Shen Li told her: "I had something to do, I asked for leave."

"Oh, oh." It wasn't convenient to say more, and Zhang Zixin didn't ask further.

Shen Li just felt that her being sick and going to the hospital wasn't a big deal, so she didn't tell her.

After class started, Xie Qin was still playing games, but he gathered his thoughts and glanced at Shen Li, who was looking down, not knowing what she was writing.

His light gaze passed over, seeing her still keeping accounts, stroke by stroke.

A meal eaten, a bottle of water drunk, even the breakfast sticky rice she had eaten hundreds of years ago that Xie Qin bought was remembered clearly.

Fifteen minutes later.

Shen Li could only think of these for now; she would record more when she remembered them later.

After one class, Shen Li was listless and slumped on the desk, sleeping for a while.

After finishing the milk, she wanted to go to the bathroom.

But Xie Qin, who was beside her, blocked her way out, and he was still playing games.

Shen Li narrowed her eyes, feeling sleepy and lacking energy. She didn't dare to disturb him, afraid he would lose his temper and flip her desk.

Last time, Zhao Zhouyuan just called to urge him to go to class, and he did just that.

Shen Li sat in the inside seat, and sometimes it was indeed inconvenient. Xie Qin was tall and took up a lot of space. He also liked to sit further back, his chair against the wall, his legs stretched out. If she wanted to go out to the bathroom or get water, she had to tell him.

She thought, why not...

Change seats, so it would be convenient for both of them.

That way, she wouldn't have to keep calling him and disturbing him.

It was probably because Xie Qin noticed her looking at him that he reacted, giving her a look and spitting out one word: "Speak!"

Shen Li: "Can you let me pass? I want to go to the bathroom."

Xie Qin put down the legs he had rested on the crossbar under the table, dragged his chair, and sat forward a bit. Shen Li left from behind him, went to the bathroom from the front door of the classroom, and took the opportunity to get some hot water. The doctor also said she should drink more hot water so she would recover faster.

The next class was still a political theory class. Shen Li took her books and her things, preparing to change seats.

Seeing her movements, Xie Qin narrowed his eyes. His expression seemed a bit unhappy, his legs shaking under the table: "Where are you planning to run off to?"

"Afraid I'll eat you?"

Shen Li lowered her eyelids and shook her head: "I'm a bit sick and haven't recovered yet, I'm afraid of infecting you. I also need to get water and take medicine after class, and I'm afraid of disturbing your gaming by calling you all the time."

Xie Qin laughed: "Well, you... are quite thoughtful of me."

Shen Li nodded, her brain too sluggish to want to talk.

Xie Qin rested one hand on the table, leaning his body to look at her, his fingertips tapping on the table: "But I'm a good person. Even if you're sick, I won't drive you away, lest people say I'm bullying a classmate."

"I'll allow you to stay."

"Sit over here." He lifted his chin, ordering her in a commanding tone. ===== CHAPTER 101 =====